Parenting Your Trans Child

Parenting Your Trans Child

Hosted by: Ari Heart

Get insights and strategies for parenting your transgender or gender diverse child, from Trans Wellbeing Co-Founder, specialist psychotherapist and educator, Ari Heart. Listen to Module 1 of the Parenting Your...

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1.5 - The 'Positive Support Cycle', and what parent's need.

Here we look at the often negative cycle for parents when they do not have sufficient support for themselves, and various pathways towards greater wellbeing for both parents and their trans child. We also talk about...
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1.3 - Risk and Resilience

Here we break down the key things that are associated with risk and resilience. This is the stuff that makes the difference between really poor mental health, and your child's capacity to develop incredible...
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1.2 - Why is it so hard, when your child is trans?

Here we take a look at the idea of Minority Stress, which helps explain why it is difficult for parents who are adjusting to the information that their child is trans, non-binary or gender diverse. This concept is one...
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1.1 - Parental emotions and thoughts (you're not alone)

Do you ever feel afraid for your child and how the world will treat them? Do you worry they might have mis-identified their gender identity? Do you worry for their future? You are not alone. Listen to some of the most...
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1.4 - The Parental Support Paradox

This episode is all about what you do with your fear, when you're afraid for your child, and how you can avoid the most common mistake parents often make. We've called this 'The Parental Fear Paradox", and it's about...
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